The circuit of Estoril
The Estoril circuit, named in Portuguese 'Autódromo do Estoril' and officially 'Autódromo Fernanda Pires da Silva', is the main circuit of Portugal for motorsports.
Located on Portugal's Atlantic coast, 32 km (18 miles) from the capital city Lisbon, the Estoril circuit had its debut as MotoGP track in 2000 and hosted its first Formula One event in 1984.
This 4.182 km (2.6 miles) circuit is one of the trickiest and slowest tracks on the GP schedule.
It combines long, even radius corners with heavy braking zones, bumpy straights and a tricky slow-speed chicane.
Characterized by an irregular Tarmac surface it is one of the most challenging circuits on the calendar.
The conformation of the circuit has remained virtually unchanged since1996 except for some changes in the final part of the track, for safety reasons in 1994.
MOTOGP
Race classification:
| 1. | Dani PEDROSA |
| 2. | Jorge LORENZO |
| 3. | Casey STONER |
| Fastest lap: | 2008 | Jorge LORENZO | 1'35.715 | 157.291 Km/h |
| Circuit record: | 2009 | Dani PEDROSA | 1'36.937 | 155.309 Km/h |
| Top speed: | 2006 | Nicky HAYDEN | 329.871 Km/h |
MOTO2
Race classification:
| 1. | Stefan BRADL |
| 2. | Julian SIMON |
| 3. | Yuki TAKAHASHI |
| Fastest lap: | 2011 | Stefan BRADL | 1'45.456 | 142.762 Km/h |
| Circuit record: | 2011 | Andrea IANNONE | 1'42.02 | 142.762 Km/h |
| Top speed: | 2011 | Marc MARQUEZ | 288.473 Km/h |
AUTOMOTODROM FERNANDA PIRES DA SILVA
Av. Alfredo César Torres
2646-901 Alcabideche, Portogallo
www.circuito-estoril.pt
